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What Does Negative Rheumatoid Factor Regarding Joint Pain Indicate?
Respected doctor, my wife is suffering from joint pain for past some months. today we have taken a lab test. it shows RH FACTOR NEGATIVE,,URIC ACID 5.6 ASO ..POSITIVE could you please let me know what is ASO, does she need any surgery ? is it very harmful? expecting your valuable consult .thanking you sir
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
your tests suggest that she has seronegative arthritis.
an aso titer in an adult does not have much value, it was not required to be done in the first place.
an aso titer in an adult does not have much value, it was not required to be done in the first place.
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ASO titre hasnt got much value in adults its for sore throat in children generally . You should get anti CCP antibodies done for the same .
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